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Madison Booker's 40-point game vs Oregon stands out in the Texas record book. Here's why.

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Madison Booker scored a career-high 40 points as Texas advanced in the NCAA Tournament with a 100-58 win over Oregon. That performance stands out in the Longhorns' record books.

In the lead-up to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, Oregon coach Kelly Graves had a simple observation about Texas women's basketball star Madison Booker. "She's fun to watch," Graves said. "When you're preparing to play against her, she's not that much fun.

" So, it's safe to say that Graves and the Ducks did not have much fun on Sunday evening. The 8,981 fans watching from the Moody Center stands? Good times.

More: Madison Booker debuts new KD19 shoes, helps Texas to NCAA Tournament win Booker scored a career-high 40 points as Texas advanced in the NCAA Tournament with a 100-58 win over Oregon . With the second-round shellacking, UT reaches the Sweet 16 round for the fifth time in head coach Vic Schaefer's six-year tenure. A No.

1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Texas (33-3) must wait until Monday afternoon to find out if it will meet No. 4 West Virginia or No. 5 Kentucky at Fort Worth's Dickies Arena next Saturday.

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